Best Coaching Software

We make Coachful, one of the products judged here. Every recommendation states its criteria before its pick, and Coachful does not win every category. Read how this is scored, and who pays for it.

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Is there free coaching software?

What we judged it on

These criteria are about your situation, not about product quality. If you disagree with them, the recommendation below does not apply to you, and you should stop reading here rather than trusting it.

  • 1. No monthly cost
  • 2. Enough to take a paying client
  • 3. Honest about what you give up

The pick

Someone else’s product

Calendly

scheduling tool · $12–20/mo (scheduling only)

A genuinely usable free tier for booking. Combined with a payment link and a document, it will carry a first client at zero cost.

Calendly — parts included2 of 11
  • 1SchedulingIncluded
  • 2Video sessionsBuy separately
  • 3PaymentsPartial
  • 4ContractsBuy separately
  • 5ProgrammesBuy separately
  • 6Habits and check-insBuy separately
  • 7CoursesBuy separately
  • 8CommunityBuy separately
  • 9WebsiteBuy separately
  • 10Email marketingBuy separately
  • 11Client appBuy separately

Where this pick falls down

There is no free all-in-one coaching platform. Free means assembling three or four tools and doing the joins yourself.

When to buy something else instead

The alternative

Coachful

coaching platform · from $29/mo

The admin time is costing you more than the subscription would.

Coachful — parts included11 of 11
  • 1SchedulingIncluded
  • 2Video sessionsIncluded
  • 3PaymentsIncluded
  • 4ContractsIncluded
  • 5ProgrammesIncluded
  • 6Habits and check-insIncluded
  • 7CoursesIncluded
  • 8CommunityIncluded
  • 9WebsiteIncluded
  • 10Email marketingIncluded
  • 11Client appIncluded
Compare the two diagrams above. The difference between them is the set of parts you would be buying separately, which is usually a bigger cost than the difference in monthly price.

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